Dearborn Car Accident Lawyers

What You Should Do After Your Dearborn Auto Accident

Kajy Law understands what steps to take in order for you to experience the best possible outcome after your car accident. While our lawyers do everything they can to maximize your benefits and compensation, you also need to take specific steps after your accident.

Here are the most important steps to take after a Michigan car accident:

Stay at the Scene
Unless you have severe injuries that need to be treated immediately, Michigan law requires you to stay at the scene. There you can contact the police and wait for an officer to arrive. Once they are on the scene, provide them with a detailed account of the incident.

Gather Evidence of What Happened
Gather crucial information at the accident scene. This evidence includes obtaining a police report, along with taking photos or videos of the car accident scene, vehicle damages, and injuries. Collect any witness contact information and accounts of what happened while their memory of the accident is fresh in their minds.

Seek Medical Treatment
Even though you may not feel much pain after your accident, you should still see a doctor promptly for a thorough evaluation and adhere to any prescribed treatment for your injuries. This is a crucial step to take, since you may have been injured but don’t feel pain or any symptoms due to adrenaline that was released after the accident.

Contact a Dearborn Car Accident Attorney
To make sure the remaining accident steps are handled correctly, contact Michigan car accident lawyers with experience handling these types of accidents. The Dearborn accident lawyers at Kajy Law have over 13 decades of combined legal experience and will help get you the largest settlement possible while also guiding you through every step of the process.

Contact Your Michigan Insurance Company
Most insurance companies require you to report the accident promptly to them within the limited time frame required to receive Michigan insurance benefits. Include details like the location of the accident, who was injured and how, info surrounding every involved party, witness information, and the investigating officer’s information.

However, it’s important to first consult with your attorney before you do this. They will guide you during this step to help you avoid making any statements that may release the insurance company from liability.

Keep Good Records
To help ensure your bills get paid and to maximize your settlement, keep detailed records of everything related to the accident. These records include bills, expenses, income loss, medical treatment, and the physical or mental trauma resulting from the accident.

Along with taking these steps, it’s also important to avoid taking certain steps that can lead to complications and stress.

Find out what not to do after a car accident and more about car accidents in general >>

How Much Does a Dearborn Car Accident Lawyer Cost?

Our Dearborn accident lawyers only collect a payment if we win your case. This means that if you don’t win, you won’t owe a cent to anyone at Kajy Law.

Our attorneys only receive a small percentage of your settlement once you have been paid. This means you won’t be charged for your initial consultation, hiring our team of car accident lawyers, or any other legal services until we win your case.

Contact our car accident lawyers to learn more »

Who Pays After a Dearborn Car Accident Under Michigan No-Fault Laws?

No-fault laws often confuse victims of car accidents, since many assume that the at-fault party pays after an accident. However, Michigan Law mandates that each person’s insurance company cover the medical expenses caused by an automobile accident.

This no-fault system is designed to help victims of auto accidents by simplifying the process of receiving treatment by allowing car accident victims to obtain medical treatment without worrying about whose insurance company should pay their bills.

However, there are certain expenses that no-fault benefits do not cover.

See what isn’t covered after your car accident under Michigan no-fault insurance and learn more car accident tips >>

What to Do if You Are Injured From a Dearborn Car Accident

Kajy Law understands how a car accident can suddenly have a major impact on your health. Within moments, your life may now include having to deal with injuries, medical bills, and doctor appointments. With these changes can come questions about what steps you need to take to move forward.

Our Michigan car accident lawyers want anyone who was injured in a Dearborn auto accident to take these essential steps:

Put Your Health First
No matter what took place, what insurance you have, or who was at fault, you should receive any needed medical treatment after your car accident. This is true even if there aren’t any symptoms of injuries or if you don’t feel any pain.

Get Experienced Legal Help On Your Side
From the moment your accident takes place, you need to take certain steps to get what you deserve and avoid being taken advantage of. This is partially due to how your insurance company may attempt to deny financial responsibility or prematurely stop medical treatments to cut their own costs.

Having experienced legal guidance who knows how to handle these insurance company tactics is essential to safeguard your rights, ensure medical proper care, get all of your bills paid that are related to the accident, and attain the maximum compensation possible.

Contact Your Car Insurance Company for No-Fault Benefits
Michigan is a no-fault state. That means your auto insurance is legally required to pay your medical expenses related to the accident. To receive these no-fault benefits, notify your insurance company promptly of what took place with your accident to begin receiving these benefits.

However, first let Kajy Law’s attorneys guide you with this step to ensure your accident statements put your interests first and help you avoid inadvertently releasing your car insurance company from financial responsibility. Your statement also needs to reflect what truly happened in order to ensure you receive the full treatment and compensation from your accident injuries.

These steps will help you receive the treatment you need to care for your injuries related to your accident. However, there are also important matters to address to get the care you need.

Learn what else to do if you’re injured in a car accident, along with other Michigan car accident tips >>

What Damages Can Be Recovered From a Dearborn Auto Accident

Some Dearborn drivers involved in car accidents become quickly confused by Michigan’s no-fault laws, thinking that “no-fault” means no one is held financially responsible for injuries or damages.

Let our attorneys explain no-fault laws, including what damages can be recovered and how to legally pursue them.

Here is an overview of the damages that car accident victims in Dearborn can recover after an accident:

Past and Future Medical Expenses
Car accidents in Dearborn can lead to significant medical expenses, including hospital bills and rehabilitation costs. When more severe accidents take place, specialized treatments or ongoing therapies may be necessary.

Michigan law lets car accident victims pursue compensation for all past and future medical-related damages, ensuring that they receive what they need on into the future.

Past and Future Lost Wages
Dearborn auto accidents can cause injuries that disrupt your ability to work, which can lead to lost wages. To help you with these financial losses, both your past and future lost income can be recovered.

This lost income from not being able to work may be due to injuries related to the accident, not working as much as before the accident, or having to attend medical appointments.

Along with these past and present financial impacts, you may lose income in the future due to limitations imposed by your car accident injuries.

Non-Economic Losses
Unlike bills and other detailed expenses which can be easily tallied up, some losses are more difficult to prove despite their significant impact on a car accident victim’s life.

These losses are called ‘non-economic damages’ and can include pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, disabilities, and other lasting effects of the accident.

Since they have a significant impact on an accident victim’s life, Michigan law allows victims to seek compensation for their ongoing impact.

These are among the most common damages that can be recovered after a car accident. However, there are more damages that you may be able to recover after an accident.

Learn more car accident tips as well as what other damages can be recovered after your car accident >>

The Best Ways to Avoid a Car Accident in Dearborn

Our attorneys understand everything a Dearborn car accident victim may have to deal with, which motivates them to help drivers avoid accidents in the first place.

Here are the three best ways to reduce the chances of an auto accident:

Give yourself enough space while driving
Many drivers are surprised at how quickly the traffic in front of them can stop. In fact, one out of every five accidents in Michigan are caused by drivers not leaving enough space for themselves and others.

That’s why it’s always a good idea to give yourself a three-second following distance. This will allow you and others the time needed to brake or make a necessary maneuver to avoid an accident.

Eliminate distractions
It has been proven that distracted driving is just as dangerous as drunk driving. So to avoid an accident, drivers can’t let calls, texts, eating, grooming, or passenger behavior cause them to take their eyes away from the road for even a second.

Change your driving habits during bad weather
All four of Michigan’s seasons can bring on challenging weather conditions to drive in, with snow, sleet, rain, and wind causing dangerous driving conditions that can result in an accident.

To help you deal with driving in these dangerous weather conditions, Dearborn drivers need to drive slower, leave more space to brake, and turn on their headlights more often.

Learn how else to avoid car accidents and other car accident tips >>

Learn How Car Insurance Companies Try to Take Advantage of Dearborn Drivers

Our attorneys put our clients’ interests first in every way, including getting them the highest possible settlement from car insurance companies.

To do this, we need to understand every aspect of car insurance companies and how they operate to help our clients avoid being taken advantage of.

It is important for Dearborn car accident victims to remember that insurance companies in Michigan are profit-driven, even if they appear different in their commercials. Unfortunately, this means they put profit first, which can lead some companies to use tactics that take advantage of car accident victims. Here are some common examples of these tactics:

Asking for a recorded statement immediately after an accident
Insurance companies know the powerful mental effect that car accidents can have on victims, causing them to be confused and emotional immediately after the accident. Not only that, but they also know that their injuries may not manifest themselves right away.

So if these companies can get you to say certain things on the record about how you’re feeling or about what took place, they know you may say something that can free them from certain financial responsibilities or minimize what they owe you.

Sending accident victims to their ‘third-party’ physician
After some medical treatments, insurance companies may require their clients to see a doctor who is supposedly neutral, but is actually connected to them. This doctor may appear to evaluate you, but ultimately they will say that you don’t need any more treatment–even though you still require that treatment to recover from your accident.

Sending misleading insurance payments
Some companies send a check or statement that is designed to appear like a routine medical payment, but is actually a final payment from the insurance company. Once a driver cashes this check, they will no longer have any financial settlement for the accident.

Kajy Law wants you to avoid being taken advantage of by insurance companies and to receive everything you deserve after your accident. That’s why we want you to learn other tactics that the insurance companies may use to pay you less.

Learn what else insurance companies can try to use against you, how to protect yourself from them, & more tips about Michigan car accidents >>

What Do I Need to Know About Michigan Traffic Signals?

In recent years, Michigan has introduced complex traffic signals that confuse many drivers.

As a result, some drivers hesitate because of their confusion, while others simply don’t know what to do. In either case, an accident can be caused due to not understanding what they mean.

To help avoid that from happening, our lawyers explain some of the most confusing traffic signals in Michigan:

Flashing red light
Drivers need to come to a full stop and only proceed once the road is clear when they see a flashing red light.

Flashing yellow light
Drivers should scan traffic in both directions and then proceed carefully through the intersection when they see a flashing yellow light. However, they don’t have to stop.

Yellow arrow
Michigan drivers may see a solid yellow arrow or a flashing yellow arrow.
The solid yellow arrows help drivers know that the left turn signal is about to change. This means they might need to stop, unless they are already in the intersection with no conflicting traffic.
However, the flashing yellow arrows give drivers permission to turn left, unless there is oncoming traffic, bicyclists, or pedestrians.

If you’re a Dearborn driver, there may be other signals and signs that could confuse you. One example is the Michigan Left signs, which display a complex diagram of arrows and roads.

Click here to visit our Michigan Car Accident Information section for important traffic signals that can affect you. >>

How Can I Avoid a Car Accident Around School Buses?

Michigan has passed numerous laws to improve safety and reduce the number of accidents involving school buses.

However, drivers still need to take these important steps to avoid them:

Slow down and drive with caution
Driving slower when you are near school buses is the best thing you can do to improve safety and avoid accidents. This includes being cautious and prepared for surprises while driving in residential areas. Always assume there may be children around, even if you don’t see them getting on or off the school bus.

Always be ready to stop
Remember that bus stops in Michigan may be as close as 200 ft from each other. So always be prepared to stop and make sure to leave enough space to prevent accidents.

Don’t pass
When a bus has their yellow flashing lights on, you technically don’t have to stop.
However, these lights signal that the bus is about to put out its red lights and stop, which makes passing at that moment illegal and dangerous.
So to avoid accidents, fines, and points on your license, wait patiently behind the bus.

To prevent bus accidents, follow these three steps. You may also want to learn other ways drivers can further avoid accidents.

Visit our Michigan Car Accident Tips section to learn how else to avoid school bus accidents. >>

How Can I Avoid Car Accidents in Michigan School Zones?

Michigan’s school zone laws aim to protect children by controlling driver behavior near schools.
But to provide the best protection for everyone, drivers should take these simple steps before entering school zones to avoid accidents:

Slow down
When approaching a school zone, remember to always reduce your speed. Driving slower enables you to stop more quickly, gives children time to move to safety, and allows you to be more aware of your surroundings.

Avoid distractions
When driving in a school zone, always stay attentive and focused on the road. Avoid distractions like using your phone, texting, adjusting the radio, eating, or doing makeup. Keep your eyes on the road at all times to ensure the safety of children and pedestrians.

Drive predictably
To increase visibility, turn your lights on and use your turn signals. This will help others know your intentions, make informed decisions, and stay safe.
There are also other steps that drivers can take to avoid school zone accidents.

Go to our Car Accident Tips section to learn how else to avoid accidents in school zones. >>

The Most Common Injuries From Dearborn Car Accidents

Many people have either seen or heard about major accidents that involved multiple-car pileups and severe injuries. However, even some car accidents that are considered ‘minor’ can cause significant injuries that need professional medical treatment.

Here are some of the most common injuries from car accidents:

Limb injuries
Depending on where a vehicle is struck, different types of car accidents can affect different limbs of the body. For example, a side-impact accident may cause hands or arms to be injured by striking a door. However, a head-on impact may cause different injuries by forcing a person’s knees to collide with a car dash or the back of a seat.

Scrapes, lacerations, and bruises
At the moment of impact, loose objects inside a vehicle can suddenly be sent flying at high speeds, causing different injuries when they strike a passenger. These objects may result in cuts, scrapes, or bruises.

Soft tissue injuries
These injuries take place when a person’s extremities are forcefully pulled in different directions during a car accident, damaging connective tissues such as tendons, muscles, and ligaments.

One injury commonly known as “whiplash” takes place when a person’s head suddenly moves forward or backward, creating a whip-cracking motion on the rest of the body during a sudden impact. This strain can cause damage to the connective tissue in the neck and back.

Brain injuries
Traumatic Brain Injuries, or TBIs, are serious injuries that are caused by someone’s head hitting something inside the car or another object. This impact may cause or lead to concussions, brain bleeding, brain damage, or even a coma.

While these are among the most common injuries after a Dearborn car accident, they are not the only types of injuries.

Learn what other common car accident injuries are, how to get help with medical bills from your accident, and more car accident information >>

Common Causes of Car Accidents in Dearborn

Having won over 2,500 accident cases, our attorneys have helped nearly every type of car accident victim throughout the legal process. This allows them to identify the most common causes of car accidents to help you avoid them.

Here are some of the most common causes of Dearborn car accidents:

Distracted driving
Like never before, people are distracted while behind the wheel. However, this has shown to be as dangerous as drunk driving. Drivers need to avoid using smartphones, eating, grooming, or any activity that diverts their eyes, hands, or attention from the road, since allowing these distractions to take their attention away for even a second can result in a car accident.

Speeding
Speed limits are carefully decided to keep all drivers safe in any section of road. Exceeding this designated speed limit will put them and others in danger, since they have less time to react and less control of the vehicle if something unexpected happens. Speeding also reduces their ability to slow down in time to avoid an accident.

Drunk driving
Alcohol has been proven to slow reaction times, impair depth perception, reduce motor skills, and negatively affect a driver’s decision-making ability. Just one of these effects can lead to a car accident. However, they are often combined all at once when a driver is drunk, which quickly creates a dangerous or even deadly situation.

These are some of the most common reasons for car accidents in Dearborn. If you have suffered from an accident that was caused by speeding, distracted driving, or drunk driving, Kajy Law may be able to attain an even larger settlement for you.

Learn other common causes of car accidents, how to recover damages from them, & more car accident information >>

Road Conditions That Can Cause Dearborn Car Accidents

Some car accidents in Dearborn can happen due to the condition of the roadway.

The most common road conditions that can cause car accidents include:

Roadway hazards
Objects may fall off a vehicle on a roadway, giving the driver only milliseconds to maneuver away from the object and avoid an accident. If they don’t, or if other drivers also swerve to avoid these objects, they may end up inadvertently hitting other vehicles.

Poor road condition/lack of road maintenance
Poor road conditions like potholes can damage a car’s suspension or cause a flat tire, leading to the loss of control of a vehicle and result in an accident.

Other causes of road-related accidents are unclear or unannounced changes in road surfaces or road construction. These sudden changes don’t give the time needed for drivers to take notice and adjust their speed or lane position.

Weather-related conditions
Dearborn drivers have to maneuver their vehicle through snow, ice, rain, sleet, and high winds. However, these dangerous weather conditions may cause a driver to lose control of their vehicle, resulting in an accident.

No matter what the cause of your accident was, our lawyers want to provide the practical assistance you need while they work hard on your case to get you the settlement you deserve.

Find out what to do after a car accident due to an unsafe road condition and learn more about Michigan car accidents >>

Key Car Accident Statistics

Our car accident attorneys are able to help accident victims like you by having an in-depth understanding of every aspect of these accidents. They attain this in part by analyzing the data on Michigan car accidents.

The variety of data they look at includes Michigan’s annual traffic report which includes a variety of background information surrounding car accidents. Here are some of the most important statistics about Michigan car accidents:

• There were 282,640 Michigan car accidents, which was a 15% increase over the previous year
• 71,466 of these car accidents involved an injury, while 1,068 accidents were fatal
• The most common person to be injured in a car accident was the driver of a vehicle, with 49,863 Michigan drivers injured
• Alcohol was involved in 336 fatal car accidents

See what else you should know about Michigan car accidents, including when and where most accidents occurred, and learn more about them >>

Michigan Auto Insurance Requirements That May Affect Your Dearborn Car Accident

Our auto accident lawyers know how to get your bills paid and get you the settlement you deserve, which often is received from your car insurance company. That’s why they want you to know these requirements for car insurance in Michigan that may affect your car accident case.

Driving without car insurance is illegal
Michigan requires every driver to carry the bare minimum insurance, known as ‘liability insurance’. This requirement is to help ensure financial responsibility in case of an accident under Michigan’s no-fault laws.

There are specific limits needed with insurance
These bare minimum insurance limits in Michigan include $250,000 for bodily injury per person and $500,000 for bodily injury per accident. However, drivers can elect lower limits which include $50,000 for bodily injury per person and $100,000 for bodily injury per accident.

There are major consequences for drivers without insurance
There can be life-altering consequences for a Michigan driver who gets in an accident without insurance. These include fines, suspended licenses, and even jail time. Additionally, if you’re involved in an accident and found to be at-fault, you may be financially responsible for both your own bills as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars in bills for other parties involved.

This is important car insurance information that every Michigan driver needs to know to avoid serious problems. However, there are also other important pieces of information related to insurance, such as what to do if you are hit by an uninsured motorist.

Learn more about insurance requirements and other important Michigan car accident information >>

What Can I Expect Physically After a Car Accident?

Having helped over 2,500 clients win their accident case, our attorneys have also assisted accident victims with getting the medical attention they need to treat the physical effects of their accident.

Here are two common categories of physical effects that accident victims experience:

What happens physically during an accident
Different forces are affecting accident victim’s bodies in different ways during a car accident. As a result, these are some of the most common effects:

• Scrapes, bruising, and lacerations
• Soft tissue injuries
• Brain injuries
• Chest injuries
• Limb injuries

What to expect physically after an accident
While each accident is different, many accident victims experience a release of adrenaline, which their body releases to help them deal with pain or discomfort.

They may also experience shock, which can cause dizziness, nausea, or even loss of consciousness.

The injuries they suffered can often manifest themselves in pain, stiffness, or numbness in their neck, back, or extremities.

However, our lawyers have also noted long-term physical effects of accidents, as well as the practical steps you can take to improve your recovery.

Click here to visit our Car Accident Tips section to learn more about how to improve your accident recovery >>

What Happens if I’m in a Car Accident With an Underinsured Driver?

To make sure you get the compensation you deserve after your accident, our lawyers have outlined the most important things you need to know about accidents with underinsured drivers.

Your no-fault benefits still apply
Since Michigan is a no-fault state, each driver’s car insurance pays for bills and expenses related to car accident injuries. This includes medical bills, lost wages, and attendant care.
That means you will still recover most of your bills and damages from your own insurance and not the underinsured driver.

You can choose to have underinsured motorist coverage
Depending on what occurred, there may be other damages from the accident that are not covered by no-fault benefits. There may also be greater expenses than what’s covered by your own insurance policy.

If this happens and you have underinsured motorist coverage (UIM), you have legal options that may allow you to recover damages. But if you don’t have UIM on your policy, there would be no legal recourse against the at-fault driver.

Visit our Car Accident Information section to learn more about underinsured drivers how to recover what you deserve after your accident >>

What Should I Do If I’m in an Accident Involving an Uninsured Driver?

Even though it’s illegal to drive without insurance in Michigan, thousands of drivers are involved in accidents with uninsured motorists each year.

Here are some of the most important steps to take if you’re involved in an accident with an uninsured driver:

• Gather as much documentation and evidence as possible from the accident site
• Get the medical treatment you need
• Contact a car accident attorney

Any driver involved in an accident with an uninsured driver should take these steps.

However, there are other important steps to take if you’re facing this confusing situation.

Go to our Car Accident Information section to learn more about how to handle an accident with an uninsured driver >>

What to Do If I’m a Hit and Run Accident Victim?

Being involved in an accident can be enough of a shock, let alone watching the other driver speed off instead of stopping to exchange information and wait for the police.

However, you can make the best of a difficult situation and maximize your chances of receiving the compensation you’re owed if you remain calm and take these steps:

• Record any information available about the other driver
• Contact the police
• Seek witnesses
• Document the scene

Taking these steps is crucial to recover the compensation and damages you deserve after an accident. Our attorneys have more information to help you with this difficult situation.

Visit our Car Accident Information section to learn more about how to handle a hit and run accident >>

What Should I Do if I’m Involved in a Freeway Accident?

With their increased traffic and speed, freeways can turn into the scene of an accident in the blink of an eye.

If you’re involved in a freeway accident, follow these important steps:

• Get out of further danger by moving to a safe place out of the flow of traffic
• Call 911 to get the correct law enforcement agency to respond to the accident scene
• Document the scene of the accident if it’s safe to do so
• Seek medical attention for all of your injuries

Taking these steps will help you receive the benefits and damages you deserve after your accident. Our car accident lawyers also want to help you take other steps to maximize your accident settlement.

For more details on freeway accidents, click here to visit our Car Accident Information section >>

How Do I Avoid Michigan Left Turn Accidents in Dearborn?

Surprisingly, left turns are the most common cause for accidents in Michigan intersections. Our lawyers have outlined these steps to help you avoid left turn accidents:

Follow the law
Michigan’s laws direct drivers in specific ways to make safe left turns. This includes direction on when to yield, what maneuvers are allowed in various situations, and who has the right of way before you enter an intersection.
There are also general laws that every driver should follow, such as using your turn signals to help others anticipate what you’re about to do to prevent accidents in intersections.

Minimize distractions
Especially while turning left, it’s essential that you avoid distractions like texting or talking on the phone. Instead, focus on maintaining adequate space to make the turn safely while also keeping an eye out for other vehicles, pedestrians, or bicycles in the intersection.

Be patient
Even though you may be in a rush, it’s crucial to wait patiently for oncoming traffic to clear. Remember that impatience can lead to taking unnecessary risks on the road.

These simple steps can be used by any driver to minimize the chances of a left turn accident.

For more information on avoiding left turn accidents, click here to visit our Car Accident Information section >>

What Are the Most Dangerous Intersections in Wayne County?

If you’re a Dearborn driver who wants to drive safely, then you should know the most dangerous intersections in Wayne County to help you avoid an accident.
Here are the most dangerous intersections in Wayne County:

Telegraph Rd & Schoolcraft Rd
Redford Charter Township, MI

M-39 & Dix Hwy
Lincoln Park, MI

Joy Rd and M-39
Detroit, MI

Since these three intersections have some of the highest numbers of accidents and injuries, it’s best to find an alternative way while driving in these areas.

To learn about other intersections to avoid in Michigan, click here to visit our Car Accident Information section >>

Contact Our Dearborn Car Accident Lawyers Today

Get help today from the Dearborn car accident lawyers with over 133 years of combined legal experience. Call us at 248-702-6641 or use our contact form for a free accident consultation.